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Quarterbacks

1. Marcus Mariota
2. Jameis Winston
3. Garret Grayson
4. Brett Hundley
5. Connor Halliday
6. Bryce Petty
7. Nick Marshall
8. Cody Fajardo
9. Blake Sims
10. Shane Carden

Running Backs

1. Todd Gurley
2. Jay Ajayi
3. Duke Johnson
4. Melvin Gordon
5. David Johnson
6. Jeremy Langford
7. Ameer Abdullah
8. Tevin Coleman
9. Javorius Allen
10. Zach Zenner
11. TJ Yeldon
12. Mike Davis
13. David Cobb
14. Karlos Williams
15. Malcolm Brown
16. Trey Williams
17. Thomas Rawls
18. Tyler Varga
19. John Crockett
20. Terrell Watson
21. Malcolm Agnew
22. Jahwan Edwards
23. BJ Catalon
24. Akeem Hunt
25. Mike Dyer
26. Marcus Murphy
27. Terris Jones-Grigsby
28. Dee Hart
29. Matt Jones
30. Joey Iosefa

Wide Receivers

1. Amari Cooper
2. Dorial Green-Beckham
3. Kevin White
4. Jaelen Strong
5. Devante Parker
6. Devante Davis
7. Breshad Perriman
8. Nelson Agholor
9.Chris Conley
10. Phillip Dorsett
11. Tre McBride
12. Devin Funchess
13. Tyler Lockett
14. Stefon Diggs
15. Darren Waller
16. Tony Lippet
17. Deandre Smelter
18. Devin Smith
19. Justin Hardy
20. Titus Davis
21. Vince Mayle
22. Rashad Greene
23. Jamison Crowder
24. Ty Montgomery
25. Kenny Bell
26. Jake Kumerow
27. Deontay Greenberry
28. Antwan Goodley
29. JJ (Jarmarcus) Nelson
30. Kasen Williams
31. Tella Luckett
32. Kaelin Clay
33. Da’Ron Brown
34. Matt Miller
35. Ezell Ruffin
36. Josh Harper
37. Bud Sasser
38. Dres Anderson
39. Davaris Daniels

Tight Ends

1. Clive Walford
2. Maxx Williams
3. Nick O’Leary
4. Jesse James
5. Mycole Pruitt
6. Tyler Kroft
7. CJ Uzomah
8. Wes Saxton
9. Gerald Christian
10. Jeff Heurman

After I finished my first set of rankings, I participated in several rookie drafts in a few of my leagues. I quickly found out that I wasn’t adhering to my own set of rankings, thus, a much needed updated. The ‘CHNG’ column gives you the difference in ranking slot from my 1st ranking to the most recent iteration. A few notes before you dig in:

• The top 5 is unchanged, although I wouldn’t fault you if you took Lacy over Bernard.
• The biggest change in my rankings is Christine Michael. I had the 1.06 in one league with Patterson staring at me, and I couldn’t pull the trigger. I would have taken Michael there, but I got an offer to trade down, and I was confident I could get him later on.
• Geno Smith is going to be the key to my late round quarterback strategy this year, and he’s coming at bargain basement prices. In one of my 12 team leagues, he didn’t go until the 3.02. Yes, the third round! Talk about undervalued.
• Latavius Murray keeps rising. I wouldn’t draft him as high as my ranking, because you simply won’t have too (although people are rapidly catching on, thanks DLF!).
• Zac Stacy fell massively after I took a deeper look at his workout and college production. He was the least productive of the Rams running backs in college on a per game basic. Here’s an excellent take on his long road to the starting job over at rotoviz.
• Aaron Dobson is rising. The only real lock for significant playing time on the roster is Danny Amendola, so Dobson could be in line for significant targets early on. He had an up and down college career, but there’s certainly untapped potential here.
• Johnathan Franklin is a tough player to rank. I think both backs will be involved to an extent, but Eddie Lacy is going to be the grinder who gets the touchdowns. I loved Franklin’s tape but the metrics don’t paint a pretty picture, and his situation is really bad.
• There isn’t anyone worthwhile behind Jamaal Charles, so why not take a shot on Kniles Davis?
• Sam McGuffie is a great player to monitor during Oakland’s OTAs. A bigger, more athletic Tavon Austin who didn’t do much on a terrible Rice offense.